Andrea Rossi’s Black Box
In 1989, Pons and Fleischman, then two of the world’s leading electro-chemists, demonstrated a working electrolytic…
November, 2012
Land of the Other Sons
Timothy Amos on what inspired him to embark on the complex study of the Burakumins in his book ‘Embodying Difference: The Making…
Memory of Trees
My first paid job was at an independent bookstore in Kuala Lumpur’s fashionable Telawi neighbourhood. It…
On a Political Note
Amidst all celebrations marking Tagore’s 150th anniversary, Mallika Sarabhai brings an unorthodox portrait of Tagore in the…
Wide Angle
5 years after Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd, Reema Kagti is back with the much awaited Talaash….
Soundcheck #2
In our 2nd episode, our editors discuss the November ’12 issue.
Platter Politics
A pork and beef festival most emphatically did not happen at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) on September 28,…
On the Road between Iran and Us
“Indian people are very emotional, no?” The young Iranian man sitting next to me, quizzed. I…
The Bookstores and the Ocean
The stories of bookstores, as special and delightful as they may seem, like most stories, are…
Tour De Farce
Tulsi Bordoloi, 53, is a happy man. As Secretary of the Kaziranga Jeep Safari Association, he…